Founding Software Engineer

Clera

$120K — $180K *
Consumer Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Strong computer science fundamentals
  • Hands-on experience with large language models (LLMs)
  • Experience with LLM evaluation frameworks and A/B testing
  • Proven ability to deliver scalable end-to-end full-stack features
  • Prior experience in startup or early-stage environments
  • Proficiency in TypeScript, React.js, Next.js, PostgreSQL, GCP, and AWS
  • Skills in optimizing LLM performance and latency

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with founders to create user-focused product solutions
  • Lead the development of full-stack features with scalable architecture
  • Create and enhance agentic LLM systems with complex functionalities
  • Establish LLM evaluation frameworks incorporating various validation methods
  • Improve LLM inference efficiency and performance across architectures
  • Build a high-performance motion graphics engine
  • Make architectural decisions to accommodate growth for millions of users

Benefits

  • Opportunity to shape foundational technology in an AI-driven company
  • Work closely with visionary founders
  • Play a crucial role in a project with broad user impact
  • Office-based role in a vibrant city like Berlin
  • Potential for professional growth in a scaling startup environment
Full Job Description
About the Role

We're building an AI motion design platform and this is our founding engineering hire. You'll work closely with the founders to shape the technical foundation, own end-to-end development, and help scale a product designed to empower millions of users with fast, high-quality animations.
What You'll Do
  • Partner with the founders to deliver user-centric product solutions from concept to production.
  • Own end-to-end development of full-stack features with scalable architecture design.
  • Build and optimize agentic LLM systems incorporating tool-calling, multi-step reasoning, and MCP protocols.
  • Design comprehensive LLM evaluation frameworks with automated benchmarks, human-in-the-loop validation, and A/B testing.
  • Optimize LLM inference performance, cost efficiency, and latency across multiple model architectures.
  • Develop a high-performance motion graphics engine.
  • Drive architectural decisions that support scalable growth to millions of users.
What We're Looking For
  • Strong CS fundamentals.
  • Hands-on experience building or integrating large language models (LLMs), tool-calling, multi-step reasoning, and MCP protocols.
  • Experience designing and implementing LLM evaluation frameworks with automated benchmarks, human-in-the-loop validation, and A/B testing.
  • Demonstrated ability to deliver end-to-end full-stack features with scalable architecture.
  • Startup/early-stage company experience with an ownership mindset.
  • Proficiency with the full tech stack: TypeScript, React.js, Next.js, PostgreSQL, GCP, AWS.
  • Proficiency in optimizing LLM inference performance, cost efficiency, and latency across multiple model architectures.
Location

Berlin, Germany (office-based)

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